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ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine

The Saudi Initiative for Asthma - 2021 Update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children.

Mohamed S Al-Moamary, Sami A Alhaider, Abdullah A Alangari, Majdy M Idrees, Mohammed O Zeitouni, Mohammed O Al Ghobain, Abdullah F Alanazi, Adel S Al-Harbi, Abdullah A Yousef, Hassan S Alorainy and 1 more

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Article in Annals of thoracic medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Mohamed S Al-MoamaryDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sami A AlhaiderDepartment of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AlangariDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Majdy M IdreesRespiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed O ZeitouniDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed O Al GhobainDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah F AlanaziDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adel S Al-HarbiDepartment of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A YousefDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan S AlorainyDepartment of Respiratory Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed S Al-HajjajDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Saudi Initiative for Asthma 2021 (SINA-2021) is the fifth version of asthma guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma for adults and children, which is developed by the SINA group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society. The main objective of the SINA is to have guidelines that are up to date, simple to understand, and easy to use by healthcare workers dealing with asthma patients. To facilitate achieving the goals of asthma management, the SINA panel approach is mainly based on the assessment of symptom control and risk for both adults and children. The approach to asthma management is aligned for age groups: adults, adolescents, children aged 5-12 years, and children aged less than 5 years. SINA guidelines have focused more on personalized approaches reflecting better understanding of disease heterogeneity with the integration of recommendations related to biologic agents, evidence-based updates on treatment, and the role of immunotherapy in management. Medication appendix has also been updated with the addition of recent evidence, new indications for existing medication, and new medications. The guidelines are constructed based on the available evidence, local literature, and the current situation at national and regional levels. There is also an emphasis on patient-doctor partnership in the management that also includes a self-management plan.

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Asthmaasthma control testguidelinesSaudi Arabia

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PMID33680125
PMCPMC7908897

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